Hermaphroditism is a sex development disorder in which a person birthed through an incestuous relationship is cursed with both male and female gene tails. They are often called Intersex,Androgynous,In-Between, Gender Benders,Transexuals,Hijras, and Eunuch. The reproductive organs might be fully or partially developed and can be at various developing stages. Therefore, the people who are stuck with both the reproductive organs are called hermaphrodites and condition “Hermaphroditism”.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

The Hermaphrodite: Eilon Bregman

A bit about me. I'm a spiritual hermaphrodite -- raised Jewish, baptised a few years ago into the Greek-Orthodox Church (I was about to marry the youngest daughter of the president of a Toronto congregation). Thus, I combined Judaism and Greek-Orthodoxy. Which is why, on the plane, studying the ultra-Orthodox Jews in their beards and hats, I found myself wondering if I'd feel more Jewish in the midst of my people. Would I succumb to "Jerusalem Syndrome" and start carrying a staff, speaking in tongues and claiming to be communicating directly with God?